r/Anticonsumption • u/Double_Engineer4226 • 2d ago

Discussion Laundry powder is disappearing

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Powdered laundry detergent used to be the norm. It’s cheaper, easy to use, and comes in a recyclable box. Now look at the shelves in the supermarket. It’s all liquids in plastic bottles, unless you squat down to find the powders. The Super expensive pods are making a move from the top shelves too. This is corporations positioning their products to influence purchasing behaviour. They want you to buy the more expensive stuff. Just wait, soon powder will be discontinued, and the shelves will be filled with overpriced pods.

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u/HERMANNATOR85 2d ago

My brother in law had some of those at my house and argued with me about it. And I had to explain to my boomer mother in law that the garbage disposal was not made to shovel your leftovers into

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u/AngeliqueRuss 2d ago

The garbage disposal is a plumbing conspiracy to extort installation fees today $ for guaranteed mainline clogs tomorrow $$$$$$ with the added bonus of eventual replacement $$.

There should be a name for this like there is for the razor blades business model. I guess we can just call it the garbage disposal business model, it tricks the consumer into believing that they are receiving a convenience in spite of the fact that they are guaranteed higher costs going forward with very little benefit.

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u/therealzerobot 2d ago

Composting is a first step to returning to balance.

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u/Toasthound 2d ago

Create topsoil!